The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to achieving a strong and resilient health system capable of responding to any health emergency.

 

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute, stated this at the weekend, when he received thirty (30) motorcycles donated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Director, Dr. Rui Gama Vaz, at the office of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Abuja.

 

Awute noted that the support from partners and UN agencies would help, significantly, to move the health sector forward.

 

While thanking the UN agency for its gesture, Awute pointed out that it had been offering valuable support to the Ministry.

 

 

He recalled the role that WHO played last year during the period of the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, describing it as, “highly commendable.”

 

The WHO Country Director, who was represented by the National Professional Officer Health Emergencies, Dr. Ifeanyi Okudo, said the donation was to complement the efforts of the Ministry in the area of health surveillance and emergency response.

 

By: Akor Ejumene

Daily Time